THE BOXING RING

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 953, 22 April 1930, Page 14

THE BOXING RING

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Fixture* Morgan v. Hancock, Dunedin, tonight. Campbell v. Broadfoot (heavyweight title), Christchurch, April 28. J. Leckie v. Leslie, Napier, April 30. Donovan v. Sarron, Dunedin, May 3. Donovan v. J. Leckie, Napier, May 21. Southern writers agree that Trowrm was verv unlucky to lose th-3 decision to Hancock. A return bout may be arranged. Jack Paul, who defeated Morgan in the last Auckland tight, is still in town and is looking for further matches. • * * "Bad Boy” Bobby La Salle, who was team mate in Australia with Sarron and Wilson, was involved in an automobile accident in America recently and lost one of his eyes. Old friend Tommy Mclnnes has returned to Australia and is busy getting himself in shape for a crack at anybody Stadiums, Ltd., like to pit him against. If he reproduces his oldtime form he will probably oppose Jack Haines. Highbrow Pugilism A high standard of boxing was seen iii the New Zealand University championships in the Town Hall on Saturday evening. Of course, some of the competitors had but an elementary Knowledge of the game, but the majority displayed quite a sound acquaintanceship. Except for two very bad decisions the tournament was a decided success and proved that America is not the only place where learned boxers thrive. Camera on a Diet Admirers of Camera sent huge quantities of steaks, cakes, cheeses and a variety of other edibles to his hotel ;md training quarters recently, and JTimo, not wishing to offend or let good food go to waste, endeavoured to cojisume the lot. The hair on the heads of his managers commenced zo thin and the only solution to this premature baldness was to put the giant on a diet, which allowed his handlers to face the world with smiling faces. But Primo's diet is enough for three or four husky navvies. Morgan’s Appeal Fails Morgan's appeal against his disqualification in the bout with Trowern at Gisborne in February has been disallowed, the appeal committee of the New Zealand Council supporting the referee, and Trowern will be paid the remainder of the purse money was held up until a decision had been reached. It will be remembered that the circumstances of the light were peculiar. In the ninth round Trowern claimed a foul, left the ring for an examination, and when the claim was disallowed, returned to continue the fight. Morgan, however, declined and claimed the decision. The referee disqualified him for refusing to resume, and awarded the decision to Trowern. * * * Another German Discovery “Pa” Stribling, father, trainer and manager of the well-known •‘Young” of that ilk, made a discovery while in Paris and as a result a German heavyweight, rejoicing in the Irish-Teuton name of Michael Maurer, has arrived in America, where he will fight under the management o*f the aforementioned “Pa.” The German weighs more than 14st and stands six feet one and ahalf inches in height. During the live years he has been fighting he has had some 80 contests, half as an amateur and the remainder as a professional, and claims to have been never knocked off his feet. He has decisions over Franz Denier and Jack Mumbeck. whom Tommy Burns, old-time champion, rated us a world’s champion until the Belgian put his jaw in the way of some hefty punches that ruined his chances.

I “Madam” Phil Scott ' “Phil Scott, beauty specialist. Faces { lifted, cauliflowers remodelled, noses | straightened, eyebrows unpuffed, | weight reduced, dieting a specialty." j This sign may or may not hang over it new beauty saloon at Thornton Heath, near London, which has been opened by England's late heavy-weight ; hope.

Heavy-Weight Title Contest The heavy-weight championship of New Zealand which has not been defended or contested for a long time, and which was made vacant by the retirement of Eddie Parker, will bo in dispute at Christchurch wheij Jim Broadfoot, late light-heavy champion, fights Campbell, ex-amateur heavy champion, next Monday. Broadfoot is the more experienced, but Campbell should have a pull on the weights.

Fouls or No Fouls States an English writer: “A leading American expert says that whereas in England a foul blow is a foul blow and is dealt with accordingly, America’s traditions are that a certain amount of low hitting is to be expected, and if a boxer is a good sportsman he should think it part of the game. The question is one that remains to be bridged by the joining of American and British codes of sportsmanship. “No, thanks. You keep the titles; we ll keep our code.” Is New Zealand going to keep alive the English traditions or adopt the American standard? As fer as low hitting is concerned recent contests have concluded abruptly when punches have been below' the belt, but other fouls are allowed to pass unchecked. Announcing Suggestion No further matches will be arranged by the Northern Association until after the annual meeting next Tuesday evening. A question which the new committee might well investigate is the manner in which decisions are given. Since two judges are adjudicating as well as the referee it has been the practice of the announcer to submit the judges’ slips to the referee before announcing the decision. That is unnecessary unless the judges have disagreed, for it is only on disagreements that the referee has a say. It would be in the interests of the patrons if instead of taking the slips to the referee, the announcer was empowered to collect the slips and if the judges were in agreement to make the announcement immediately. In this way the public would know whether the judges had agreed on the winner or, if the announcer went to the referee, that the decision had been given on the referee’s casting vote. Under the conditions that rule at present even the Press representatives, on asking for information on a questionable decision that they might be able to inform the public, have met with a point-blank refusal. * * •

Is Do novan a World-beater? “W.H.” writes: “Just how good is this Tommy Donovan, the ‘fighting fireman’ from Waitara? If comparisons count for anything, the New Zealand glove-slammer is within sound of the plaudits that acclaim the world’s ‘king-pin’ of the bantams. They say are odious, but here they are: Donovan has beaten Sarron twice (once on a foul and once on points); Dick Corbett, the English bantam, boxed Sarron to a draw in Melbourne last year; Corbett beat Emile Pladner, the French champion, who, in turn, has a decision to his credit over Teddy Baldock. the best of his weight in England. Now it is on the cards that Baldock and Corbett will be matched for the European title.”

This is quite sound reasoning, on paper, but usually it does not work out in practice. Then again Sarron, who as a bantam was rated fourth in the world, has grown into a featherweight, a much harder class. Baldock, as a feather-weight, has not been nearly so successful as in the lighter division. Donovan has a long way to go before he can be proclaimed a potential world’s champion and if he has aspirations that way he will not have to waste time by staying in New Zealand. He is getting on in years and he will need to visit the land of the dollar if he hopes to become a world’s champion.